According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities the first six weeks of the school year are the most critical to identify potential learning challenges. One of the best places to start is to ask your pediatrician if you are having concerns about your child's challenges as early detection makes all the difference according to the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
The National Center for Learning Disabilities:
The NCLD has been around since 1977 and is the largest … [Read more...]

My aunt Mary passed away on August 17 this year. She was my godmother, who I lived with on and off for the first thirty-three years of my life. She gave birth to my two cousins Eddie and Tim, and also to Erin, who is the same as sister to me. We knew she was going to pass towards the end, which didn't make it easier but did allow us to confront the pain and anger of life's unfairness in a present, expected way, versus the sudden stunned shock that I have seen last for months and months in … [Read more...]

In my early twenties it occurred to me that friendships are an active experience. It was early summer and I’d sent an email to Katie, my closest girlfriend in college, telling her I thought it wasn't a good idea for us to live together the following semester. I felt our lifestyles weren't conducive to sharing an apartment. A week or so later, with courage gained from several drinks at her local bar, she called me in the middle of the night to let me know exactly how she felt. Kate … [Read more...]

It’s always a challenge to get kids to eat healthy. With their first introduction to food, kids are testing and learning about their environment.
Whether you’re feeding your baby their first food or trying to get your two-year-old to eat celery, these tips will help.
1. Start Early
Keep the food as close to nature as possible. Avoid added sugar, which can create early problems with weight and diabetes. Type II diabetes in children is on the rise.
2. Be the Parent
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I was heartened to find an article on this site promoting emotional literacy in today’s young people. Emotional literacy begins when we own the experience of our feelings by allowing them without judgment. To be alive and Internet savvy right now suggests that physical needs—water, shelter, food—are met and likely well-surpassed. Beyond these basic needs, beyond health and education and security, regardless of our economic standing, what calls us now is a push towards emotional evolution. … [Read more...]

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